Knitting finger ring



1949' H. GREENSTEIN 2,472,702

KNITTING FINGER RING Filed May 25, 1947 Ill/III) INVENTOR. ymm Gee/5km BY I o ATTORNEY Patented June 7, 1949 UNITED STATES TENT .FFICE 9 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful impr vem nts in a fi r rin tensioner fo knitting wool and the likeand it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements of parts herein describedanel claimed.

More specifically, the invention proposes the construction of a finger ring tensioner characterizedby the provisienof a ring body for eneasemen upon a persons finger and carryin a top-element provided with a passage of such construction that knitt ng Wool or sim ar m y pass herethroush- S till further it is proposed .to mount a member upon said top element and extend the same across said passage tor frictional engagement with said knittin o l a ai t t e base of h p ssa e t tension the same when a person knits, darns, etc;

still further it is proposed to provide a means mounted upon said top element and acting against said member and being adjustable in a manner to increase or decrease the pressure exerted by said member to control the tensioning of the knitting wool.

A further object of the invention is the provisionof. means for varying the frictional resistanoe .of the base of the passage through which the knitting wool is passed to assist said means in con elling the tensioning of the knitting wool.

Eor fu nther comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanyingdrawing, and to the appended cla-ims'inwhioh thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

lntthe accompanying drawing forming a ma.- tenial part of this disclosure:

Fig.1 is a perspective viewof a handshowing a finger ,ring tensioner, according :to this invention, in position upon the index. finger.

Fig.3 ,is an enlarged perspective view of the fin er ring tensioner per se.

F 3 is anodgeelevational viewof Fig. 2.

Fig. 4=isa pers peo-tive view of the clamp member per se.

Rig 5 is a persp ct view of th op element DB1 .6-

Eigis a vert ca sec iona i w of t e fin er ring .tensien r accord g t mo ai n o the invention.

.7 isanenlarse ectio a iew o a-po on ofauiinger ring tens-ioner according to another modificat on of th invention.

.Eig- .8 is a per p ctive ie of the m m er tor ncreas ng theiiria iosa r s stance- F 91 a s ectiv vie o the b l d or old g the member show in i 8.-

Figl is a vie o F 5, w th the oo ns W VQIP 4 i g. 11 is a sectional View of a portion of the tensioning means accordin to a m d fic thereof.

Referring more particula ly o h drawing. the finger ring tensions-1 for knitting wool and the like. according to, the invention, includes a ring bo y 55. This ring body is preferably cone truc ed f wood, metal or p ast material. It

-ad ed to be e gaged upon ones index fin er,

as shown in Fig. 1, and is termed with an oval.

shaped opening I B to preventunintentional tum. s o the same- A top element in the form of a block H is f rm d upon one sid of h ring body H3 an is provided with a passage l2 for knitting wool t? illustrated by dot anddash lines in Fig. 2. The

bottom ends I?! of the passage I; are beveled to radu lly increase t pressure on th Wool and t prevent the wool from becoming entangled. This top element or block .1! is ,construoted of substantia y h ame material as the rin body it andmay be formed inte ra y herewith or, if desired, thesame may be separately constructed of .a volifierent ma erial and secured to oneside thereof.

A lamp memb r L4 i exten edc the pa sage i2 and engages against the knitting wool it for frictionallyengaging the woolagainst the base of the passa e 12 for the purpose of tensioning the wooldisposed between the top element 1 l and the'articlelbeing orked upon. This member lit is in the form of a rectangular strip and is mounted within a second passage it formed in the top element or block H at right angles to the passage 2. The second passage l5 divides 01? side lugs It?! which engage the sides of the member l4 retaining it against rotation relative o he b ock A means is mounted upon the top element or block. 1 i and acts against the member to for resiliently urging the member against the knit:

ting wool, This means comprises an upwardly extended stem l5 extending from hte base of the pass e through an opening its formed in the member Id. The stem 16 is provided with-threads its and threadably carries-a not H. ,A spring 8 is coarse.

ially-mounted .upon the-stem l5 and is disposed between-the adjacent faces of the .nut i! and the m mber it when the not H is u ne o mor owa ditbe m mb r it the ten ion-o t e pa e- This stem L6 normally extends.

I8 will be increased and will cause the member I4 to engage against the knitting wool I3 with a greater amount of pressure to also cause the knitting wool to engage against the base of the passage I2 with a greater amount of pressure.

A washer I 8 may be placed over the stem I6, if desired. This washer will provide additional frictional opposition to the passage of yarn or the like through the device when the same is trained around the stem Iii. It will be understood that the washer is to be loosely placed over the stem I 5 so that a very minute amount of friction will be caused to be so opposed to the passage of the yarn.

The wool I3 may be placed under the member I4 and led through either side of the stem I6, depending upon the thickness of the wool and the amount of tension desired. If extremely thin wool is used, more tension may be applied by passing the wool in back of the stem IE5, as illustrated in Fig. 10. thereby increasing the contact area with member I4 without changing the tension of the spring I3. In this condition a three point friction contact is produced, one at stem I6 and two at the passage I2.

The operation of this form of the invention is as follows:

The ring body I is engaged upon the knitting finger of the knitters hand and the nut I! is loosened, permitting the member M to be slightly disengaged from the passage I so that the knitting wool may be passed therebeneath and into the passage I2. The nut I1 is then properly adjusted to cause the member I4 to bear against the knitting wool with the desired amount of pressure to cause the same to be properly tensioned to meet the knitters needs.

The knitting wool I3, after leaving the passage I2, will move to a position to be worked into the article being knitted. As the wool is used, it is merely necessary to draw more of the wool through the passage I2 to a position to be worked into the article being knitted.

In Fig. 6, the block II is shown as being removably mounted on the ring body as by means of a suitable bolt I l and nut I I so that the members I 0 and I I may be interchanged with corresponding members of any other size or color combination.

According to the modification of the invention shown in Figs. '7 to 9, inclusive, the construction of the finger ring tensioner is similar to that previously described except for the provison of a means for varying the frictional resistance of the base of the passage I2 through which the knitting wool I3 is passed. This is accomplished by mountin a disc-shaped element 59 in a recess II of the block II immediately below the passage IZ. A bolt 2!] is passed through the top element II at right angles to the passage I2 and parallel to the passage 15 and directly below the center thereof. A means is provided for locking the disc-shaped element to the bolt 2!} so that when the bolt is turned, the disc-shaped element will turn therewith. This means comprises an inwardly extended lug Iii formed on the discshaped element I9. The lug I9 engages a complementary longitudinal slot 2!! formed in the bolt 20. Qne end of the bolt 20 has a head 20* provided with a knurled periphery for permitting the same to be conveniently gripped and turned. The outer end of the bolt 20 carries a nut 2! which is adapted to be manually tightened against the adjacent face of the top element for causing the head 20* to frictionally engage the opposite face .4 of the top element II and hold the same against turning.

When the nut 2| is loosened, the head 20 of the nut 22 may be conveniently gripped and turned for correspondingly turning the discshaped element I9. 1

The disc-shaped element I 9, as shown in Fig. 8, is provided upon its peripheral edge with a plurality of flattened surfaces I9 preferably four in number. Each of these flattened surfaces is serrated and the serrations vary in roughness from the very fine to the very coarse. Thus, when the difierent flattened surfaces I5 are brought into position at the base of the passage I2, the frictional resistance of the base wall upon the knitting wool will be varied to increase or decrease the tensioning thereof. In other respects, this form of the invention is similar to the previous form.

In Fig. 11 of the drawing, there is provided a nut 35 of generally smooth outer contour and formed with a threaded recess 35 into the end of which the threaded stem ES threadedly extends. In this form of the invention, it Will be apparent that there is less chance of possible catching of the knitting wool or the like by sharp edges of the protruding stem.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

l. A finger rin tensioner for knitting wool and the like comprising a ring body for engaging on ones finger and having a top element with a passage for knitting wool, a member extending across said passage for frictionally engaging said knitting wool against the base of said passage, means mounted on said top element and acting against said member for resiliently urging said member against said knitting wool, and means for varying the frictional resistance of the base of said passage upon the passing of said knitting wool, said means comprising a bolt extending through said top element at right angles to said passage, a disc-shaped element mounted within an opening formed in said top element below said passage, means for locking said disc-shaped element to said bolt, means for holding said bolt against turning, said means being releasable to free said bolt so that the same may be turned to complementarily turn said disc-shaped element and bring different portions of its peripheral edge in position with the base of said passage, and a further means for varying the frictional resistance to the passage of the strand comprising a washer removably mounted upon the stem whereby the strand of knitting wool may be trained therearound to provide additional opposition to the passage of the strand.

2. A finger ring tensioner for knitting wool and the like comprising a ring body for engaging on ones finger and having a top element with a passage for knitting wool, a member extending across said passage for frictionally engaging said km'tting wool against the base of said passage, means mounted on said top element and acting against said member for resiliently urging said member against said knitting wool, and means for varying the frictional resistance of the base of said pas- 5,, sage upon the passing of. said knitting wool, said means comprising -'a bolt "extending through said' top element at right angles to said passage, a disc sh'a'ped element mounted within an opening formed in said top element below said passage, means for locking said disc 'sh'aped element to said bolt, means for holding said bolt against turning, said means being releasable to free said bolt so that the same may be turned to complementar ily turn said disc-shaped element and bring different portionsof its peripheral edge in position with the base of said passage, a further means for varying the frictional resistance to the passage of the strand comprising a washer removably mounted upon the stern whereby the strand of knitting wool may be trained therearound to provide additional opposition to the passage of the strand, said disc-shaped element being formed with a plurality of flattened sides, each of which is serrated and varying in degree from fine to coarse.

3. A finger ring tensioner for knitting wool and the like comprising a ring body having an opening for engaging on ones finger, a top block element mounted on the top side of the ring body, said top block element being formed with a pas sage extended inwardly from the top face thereof and at right angles to the opening in said ring body and through which a strand of knitting wool is adapted to be extended, a member extending across said passage, a stem extending upwardly from said top block element and passing freely through an aligned opening formed in said member, a spring coaxially wound on said stem and engaging the top face of said member, a nut threadedly engaged on the top end of said stem and bearing against the top end of said spring, and a washer removably mounted upon the stem whereby the strand of knitting wool may be trained therearound to provide additional opposition to the passage of the wool.

4. A finger ring tensioner for knitting wool and the like comprising a ring body having an opening for engaging on ones finger, a top block element mounted on the top side of the ring body, said top block element being formed with a passage extended inwardly from the top face thereof and at right angles to the opening in said ring body and through which a strand of knitting wool is adapted to be extended, a member extending across said passage, a stem extending upwardly from said top block element and passing freely through an aligned opening formed in said member, a spring coaxially wound on said stem and engaging the top face of said member, a nut threadedly engaged on the top end of said stem and bearing against the top end of said spring, a washer removably mounted upon the stem whereby the strand of knitting wool may be trained therearound to provide additional opposition to the passage of the Wool, and upwardly extending side lugs formed on said top block element and extending along the sides of said member holding said member against pivoting about said stem.

5. A finger ring tensioner for knitting wool and the like comprising a ring body having an opening for engaging on ones finger, a top block element mounted on the top side of the ring body, said top block element being formed with a passage extended inwardly from the top face thereof and at right angles to the opening in said ring body and through which a strand of knitting wool is adapted to be extended, a member extending across said passage, a stem extending upwardly from said'top block element and passing freelythrough an aligned opening formed in said member, a spring coaxially wound on said stem and engaging the top face of said member, a nut threadedly engaged on the top end of said stem and bearing against the top end of said spring, a washer removably mounted upon the stem whereby the strand of knitting wool may be trained therearound: to provide additional opposition to the passage of the wool, and upwardly extending side lugsformed on said top block element and extending along the sides of said member holding saidmember against pivoting about said stem, said passage being extended through said side lugs at right angles thereto.

6. In a device of the character described, a block element having a passage formed and through which astrand of knitting wool or the like is adapted'to be extended, a stem extending from said block element, a member mounted on said stem and extended across said passage and bearing resiliently against said knitting wool, and means for varying the frictional resistance of the base wall of said passage upon the passing of said'kni'tting wool comprising a bolt extending through said block element at right angles to the passage and therebeneath, a disc-shaped element mounted on and locked to said bolt and located Within an opening formed in said block element immediately below said passage, said disc-shaped element having flattened sides formed on different portions of its peripheral edge and each of which is selectively alignable with the base of said passage in several turned positions of said bolt, each of said flattened sides being serrated and varying in degree from fine to coarse, and a further means for varying the frictional resistance to the passage of the strand comprising a washer removably mounted upon said stem whereby the strand of knitting wool may be trained therearound to provide additional opposition to the passage of the wool.

7. In a device of the character described, a block element having a passage formed therein and through which a strand of knitting wool or the like is adapted to be extended, a member extended across said passage and bearing resiliently against said knitting wool, means for varying the frictional resistance of the base wall of said passage upon the passing of said knitting wool comprising a bolt extending through said block element at right angles to said passage and therebeneath, a disc-shaped element mounted on and locked to said bolt and located within an opening formed in said block element having flattened sides formed on different portions of its peripheral edge and each of which is selectively alignable with the base of said passage in several turned positions of said bolt, releasable means for holding said bolt against turning to prevent accidental turning of said disc-shaped element, and a further means for varying the frictional resistance to the passage of the strand comprising a washer removably mounted upon the stem whereby the strand of knitting wool may be trained therearound to provide additional opposition to the passage of said wool.

8. A finger ring tensioner for knitting wool and the like comprising a ring body having an opening for engaging on ones finger, a top block element mounted on the top side of the ring body, said top block element being formed with a passage extended inwardly from the top face thereof and at right angles to the opening in said ring body and through which a strand of knitting wool is adapted to be extended, a member extending across said passage, a stem extending upwardly from said top block element and passing freely through an aligned opening formed in said member, a spring coaxially wound on said stem and engaging the top face of said member, a nut threadedly engaged on the top end of said stem and bearing against the top end of said spring, and a washer removably mounted upon the stem whereby the strand of knitting wool may be trained therearound to provide additional pposition to the passage of the wool, said nut being of smooth exterior surface and having its stem receiving opening extending but part way through the same.

9. In a device of the character described, a block element having a passage formed therein through which a strand of knitting wool or the like is adapted to be extended, a member extending across said passage and bearing resiliently against said knitting wool, means for varying the frictional resistance of the base wall of said passage upon the passing of said knitting wool comprising a bolt extending through said block element at right angles to said passage and therebeneath, a disc-shaped element mounted on and HYMAN GREENS'IEIN.

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